1970 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team

The 1970 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Andy Everest, the Gauchos compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the PCAA. The team played home games at Campus Stadium in Santa Barbara, California.

1970 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record2–9 (1–5 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPete Kettela (1st season)
Home stadiumCampus Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State + 5 1 0 9 2 0
Long Beach State + 5 1 0 9 2 1
Fresno State 4 2 0 8 4 0
Pacific (CA) 2 3 0 5 6 0
San Jose State 2 3 0 2 9 0
UC Santa Barbara 1 5 0 2 9 0
Cal State Los Angeles 0 4 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Fresno StateL 10–25
September 12at San Jose StateL 14–28
September 26at Valley State*L 7–13
October 3at Texas Tech*L 21–6334,000
October 10at Santa Clara*L 10–14
October 16at Long Beach StateL 7–335,718[1]
October 24Hawaii*
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 22–205,000[2]
October 31Pacific (CA)
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 13–273,000[3]
November 7Cal State Los Angeles
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
W 36–65,000[4]
November 14at No. 14 San Diego StateL 7–6426,015[5]
November 21Cal Poly*
  • Campus Stadium
  • Santa Barbara, CA
L 7–425,350[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Santa Barbara stops Hawaii". The Fresno Bee. October 25, 1970. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cal State (LB) Crushes Cal Poly (SLO), 49-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1970. p. D-9. Retrieved March 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ "Gauchos Roll Past Punchless Diablos". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. November 8, 1970. p. 4-B. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "Aztecs Ramble Past Santa Barbara 64-7". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. November 15, 1970. p. 1-B. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "Redlands Nips Poets, 14-13 to Share Title". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 22, 1970. p. D12. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.